Tehran’s latest peace proposal includes ending hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, lifting the U.S. naval blockade, and reparations from the United States.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on May 19 said the proposal also includes demands on the release of frozen funds, and the removal of all sanctions and U.N. Security Council resolutions, according to the state-controlled Islamic Republic News Agency.
It also demands the withdrawal of U.S. forces from areas surrounding Iran. Further, Tehran insists on its right to uranium enrichment and to conduct civilian nuclear activities.
The release of the details follows the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s May 18 announcement that negotiations with the United States are ongoing through Pakistani mediators.
In a post on his Telegram channel, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said he met with Pakistani Interior Minister Syed Mohsen Naqvi on Monday evening, during which they discussed ongoing efforts to end the war.
Araghchi said in the post that while it is engaging seriously in the diplomatic process, Tehran “will not spare any action to enhance its preparations to defend Iran’s security and national interests.”
During negotiations, Washington has called for Tehran to dismantle its nuclear program and stop attempting to control the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway for global oil shipments.
Trump Cancels Planned Attack
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a May 17 Truth Social post that Tehran needs to move fast on agreeing to a deal, or attacks will continue.
“For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!” Trump wrote.
The U.S. president then announced on May 18 that he had paused the planned resumption of attacks on Iran that was scheduled for Tuesday.
In a post on Truth Social, the president wrote that the strike on Iran “was scheduled for tomorrow” but said it was called off because he and other leaders believe “a deal will be made” with Tehran that “will be very acceptable” to the United States.
Trump added that the decision to stand down the U.S. military was at the behest of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
A potential deal “will include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN,” Trump wrote, adding that he told Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine to hold off on the May 19 attack.
However, the president warned that he has “further instructed them to be prepared to go forward with a full, large-scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable Deal is not reached.”
Trump told the New York Post earlier on Monday that negotiations with Iran were still underway and declined to comment on several details of a possible deal.
“I can tell you they want to make a deal more than ever, because they know we’re—what’s going to be happening soon,” he told the newspaper, adding, “It’s a negotiation. I don’t want to be stupid.”
Later, on May 19, the president told reporters that the United States was not going to let Iran have a nuclear weapon, but that talks were ongoing.
“There seems to be a very good chance that they can work something out,” Trump said.
“If we can do that without bombing the hell out of them, I’d be very happy.”
Jack Phillips contributed to this report.
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